The objective of this paper is to look at employment services and labor market policies in the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and identify key benefits and constraints of active labor market programs, as well as the main...
Institutions and agencies involved: World Bank Group
Labor and Social Policy Committee of the Azerbaijani parliament has today discussed a new draft law on “Insurance against unemployment”, Chairman of the Committee Hadi Rajabli said. According to him, the draft law has been developing for a long time...
Since Azerbaijan joined the European Social Charter in 2004, nearly 1.6 million people have been employed in the country, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Salim Muslimov said on Friday. The minister noted that the unemployment rate in Azerbaijan...
Azerbaijan and Bulgaria will sign an agreement on social security. The document will regulate the right to receive pensions and unemployment benefits for citizens of Azerbaijan and Bulgaria who work or worked in one of the two countries. The issues of...
Self employment is becoming a viable alternative for more people, as over 850 people already fully benefited the recently launched self-employment program in Azerbaijan. The purpose, structure and content of the business plan, the relevant commission...
A series of studies has been completed on social protection and social inclusion in the six Eastern Partnership countries in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) region. The European Commission has published these studies, commissioned from...
Institutions and agencies involved: European Commission
The process of transition from a centrally planned to a market economy in countries of Europe and Central Asia, which started more than a decade ago, seems to be reasonably close to its successful completion in the most advanced countries of the region,...
Serious measures have been taken on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's initiative in order to strengthen the social protection of population in Azerbaijan over the past 15 years, Azerbaijani President’s Assistant for Public and Political Affairs,...
Azerbaijan actively carries out self-employment projects in a bid to grant citizens access to the formal labor market and to give impetus to the development of small business in the country. As many as 5,561 citizens have been attracted to the self-...
BLOG: With a large grey economy and poorly observed labour laws, Azerbaijanis who lose their jobs have little support. Large scale unemployment followed the second devaluation of Azerbaijan’s currency. Government agencies and private companies alike...